Description
Organizational cultures and subcultures have played vital roles in the quality care of the healthcare industry in both the public and private forms of medical practice and education, leaving opportunity for the integration of principles focused on cross-cultural teamwork.
Cross-Cultural Training and Teamwork in Healthcare explores the complex relationships between patients, physicians, and nurses with different cultural backgrounds. Integrating theoretical and empirical perspectives on medical teamwork, this book assesses the impact of diverse backgrounds among team members on the quality of care they provide so that medical practitioners, decision-makers, and educators can effectively make use of their cultural differences to provide patients with the best possible care.
Reviews and Testimonials
Focuses on the issues of training and team development in multi-cultural health care settings, particular those in the Eastern Europe. The training chapters review university settings in light of the Bologna Process for higher education reform and convergence. The team development sections start with a few overviews on the different dimensions of organizational culture in health care settings. The other parts of the teamwork section address case study examples of team issues, like organization communication.
– Carolyn Schubert, Health Sciences & Nursing Librarian, James Madison University USA
Author's/Editor's Biography
Simona Vasilache (Ed.)
Simona Vasilache, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Cross-Cultural Management and Organizational Behavior at the UNESCO Department for Business Administration, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Her research interests include: Knowledge Management, Organizational Culture, Organizational Intelligence. She has published over 10 books, 20 chapters in books and 100 research articles, nationally and internationally.